# STA Govati Traditional authority, Mwanza District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/sta-govati/ Traditional authority · Mwanza District # STA Govati STA Govati is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Mwanza District, Southern Region. It covers **88.3 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 88.3km² - 2mapped services - 694 mtypical elevation ## Where is STA Govati? STA Govati lies in [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 3 other traditional authorities: [TA Chapananga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-chapananga/), [TA Kanduku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-kanduku/) and [TA Nthache](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/ta-nthache/). By area it is the 241st largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 11.7% of [Mwanza District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/mwanza/). The centre of STA Govati is about 207 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 18 km from Mwanza, the main town of Mwanza District. The centre point is at -15.7305° N, 34.4151° E. Source: [National Statistics Office of Malawi via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mwi). ## Villages and localities in STA Govati Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in STA Govati. Settlements here lie between about 610 m and 820 m above sea level (median 694 m). - Chali - Chicoleca - Gouvate - Jeque - Kalanga - Kaleya - Kawiliza - Ngowo - Sigulane - Thambani Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of STA Govati Named natural and historic features inside STA Govati, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Tsupe ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Ntondwe · 1,056 m - Thambani · 971 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in STA Govati and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mwanza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,069 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (288 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 288 Feb 23 202 Mar 22 148 Apr 21 46 May 19 19 Jun 17 15 Jul 17 25 Aug 19 6 Sep 23 12 Oct 26 16 Nov 26 77 Dec 24 217 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from STA Govati Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mwanza Hospital · Mwanza Boma 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.59171&mlon=34.51092#map=17/-15.59171/34.51092) Bank National Bank · Mwanza Boma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60723&mlon=34.52034#map=17/-15.60723/34.52034) ATM Standard Bank · TA Nthache 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.57914&mlon=34.48014#map=17/-15.57914/34.48014) Petrol pump Petroda · Mwanza Boma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60672&mlon=34.52035#map=17/-15.60672/34.52035) Hotel Diamond Lodge · Mwanza Boma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60328&mlon=34.51578#map=17/-15.60328/34.51578) School Tsupe Primary School · STA Govati 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.72695&mlon=34.39999#map=17/-15.72695/34.39999) Police station Mwanza police station · Mwanza Boma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.60922&mlon=34.52175#map=17/-15.60922/34.52175) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in STA Govati Places mapped inside STA Govati in open map data, by type. - Schools2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other traditional authorities in Mwanza District - Majete Game Reserve - Mwanza - Mwanza Boma - TA Kanduku - TA Nthache ## Quick answers - Where is STA Govati?In Mwanza District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders STA Govati?TA Chapananga, TA Kanduku and TA Nthache - How many villages are in STA Govati?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of STA Govati?Settlements lie between 610 m and 820 m - What is the highest point in STA Govati?Ntondwe (1,056 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit STA Govati?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to STA Govati?Mwanza Hospital, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to STA Govati?National Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to STA Govati?Standard Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to STA Govati?Petroda, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of STA Govati?MW30603 (OCHA common operational dataset)